KNOWLEDGE OF BODY DONATION IN BAMS CURRICULAM
Dr. Sunita Nagar*, Dr. Dharmendra Choudhary, Dr. Sunil Kumar Yadav, Dr. Akanksha Rana, Dr. Abhilasha Meena
ABSTRACT
Human Anatomy is one of the elementary and imperative subjects studied by Ayurveda medical students at the starting of their medical calling and the study of anatomy is very difficult without the knowledge of cadaveric dissection. However, there is a global shortage of cadavers. The preferred and main source of cadavers is body donation. This study will give a brief history of body donation and need of body donation programme in the institution. The Ayurveda medical students must be made aware of Body donation. They must know about importance of Body donation in all points of view i.e., Ethical, Forensic, Embalming, Body selection as mentioned in Samhitas, organ transplantation, Socially and Psychologically etc. This study therefore planned, applied, and assessed the impact of body donation in all above point of views.
Keywords: Sharir, Rachana, shava, Ayurveda.
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